Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thai: กุลวุฒิ วิทิตศานต์; simply known as View (Thai: วิว); born 11 May 2001) is a Thai badminton player.[1] He was three-times World Junior champion, winning in 2017, 2018 and 2019.[2][3][4] Vitidsarn became the first men's singles player to win three World Junior Championships title, joining Ratchanok Intanon and Chen Qingchen as a three-time winner of the World Junior title in the same discipline.[5] He claimed the gold medal at the Asian Junior Championships in 2019, where he previously won a silver in 2018 and bronze in 2017.[6] Vitidsarn participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, and was part of the team Omega took the silver medal in the mixed team event.[7] He was named the 2020/2021 Eddy Choong Most Promising Player.[8]
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| Country | Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 May 2001 Chonburi, Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 229 wins, 64 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 18 (7 December 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 18 (26 April 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia |  Leong Jun Hao |
17–21, 21–15, 21–9 |  Gold |
| 2018 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada |  Kodai Naraoka |
21–9, 21–11 | Gold |
| 2019 | Kazan Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia |  Christo Popov |
21–8, 21–11 | Gold |
Asian Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia | Leong Jun Hao |
21–19, 14–21, 21–23 |  Bronze |
| 2018 | Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Lakshya Sen |
19–21, 18–21 |  Silver |
| 2019 | Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China |  Liu Liang |
21–14, 21–13 | Gold |
BWF World Tour (1 title, 3 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[10]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2020 | Spain Masters | Super 300 |  Viktor Axelsen |
16–21, 13–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2021 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Viktor Axelsen |
16–21, 6–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Viktor Axelsen |
12–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | German Open | Super 300 | Lakshya Sen |
21–18, 21–15 |  Winner |
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | India International | Lakshya Sen |
15–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | Nepal International | Soo Teck Zhi |
20–22, 22–20, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2019 | Iran Fajr International | Li Shifeng |
21–18, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2019 | Polish Open | Lakshya Sen |
21–17, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2019 | Finnish Open |  Lin Chun-yi |
21–16, 18–21, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2019 | Spanish International |  Toby Penty |
21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2019 | Mongolia International | Kodai Naraoka |
21–9, 17–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (11 titles, 2 runners-up)
Boys' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Banthongyord Junior International | Fong Hau Sim |
21–14, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2017 | Jaya Raya Junior International |  Ikhsan Rumbay |
21–17, 21–7 | Winner |
| 2017 | India Junior International | B. M. Rahul Bharadwaj |
21–16, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2017 | Singapore Youth International |  Joel Koh |
21–13, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2018 | Dutch Junior International | Li Shifeng |
21–18, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2018 | German Junior International | Li Shifeng |
21–15, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2018 | Jaya Raya Junior International | Ikhsan Rumbay |
21–14, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2018 | Banthongyord Junior International | Jason Teh |
21–16, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2019 | Banthongyord Junior International | Bobby Setiabudi |
21–16, 26–24 | Winner |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | White Nights Junior International |  Pacharapol Nipornram |
 Rodion Alimov Pavel Kotsarenko |
21–14, 21–23, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | India Junior International | Pacharapol Nipornram |
Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto Rinov Rivaldy |
9–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Banthongyord Junior International | Phittayaporn Chaiwan |
Hiroki Midorikawa Natsu Saito |
23–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2019 | Banthongyord Junior International | Phittayaporn Chaiwan |
Di Zijian Li Yijing |
21–11, 21–17 | Winner |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Record against selected opponents
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists. Accurate as of 15 March 2022.[11]
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References
- "Players: Kunlavut Vitidsarn". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- Amsa-ngiam, Lerpong (22 October 2017). "Teen makes badminton history". The Nation. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- Hearn, Don (19 November 2018). "WWorld Juniors 2018 – Goh and Vitidsarn each win a second!". Badzine. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- "Kunlavut reaches historic milestone". Bangkok Post. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- Morgan, Liam (13 October 2019). "Vitidsarn ready for step up to senior level after victory at BWF World Junior Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- "Kunlavut finally wins the elusive Badminton Asia junior title". Badminton Asia. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- "Participants: Vitidsarn Kunlavut". Buenos Aires 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- "BWF Player of the Year Award Winners 2020/2021". Badminton World Federation. 3 December 2021. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Kunlavut Vitidsarn Profile – Head To Head". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
External links
- Kunlavut Vitidsarn at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Kunlavut Vitidsarn at BWFbadminton.com
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